The Liberal Democrats in Hull

12 Mar 2010 - Hull and Hessle Gain a Liberal Democrat MEP

Our area gained a surprise Lib Dem representative today when sitting MEP and former Tory leader in the European Parliament Edward McMillan-Scott joined the Liberal Democrats. Edward is an MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, a Euro constituency that includes Hull and Hessle. He left the Conservatives over their alliance with far-right parties in the European Parliament, and was welcomed into the Liberal Democrats today by party leader Nick Clegg.

Nick said: “I am delighted to welcome Edward McMillan-Scott to the Liberal Democrats. For many years he has fought for human rights and democracy world wide and he is rightly a respected politician across Europe. As someone of principle he has refused to cosy up to right wing extremists, despite pressure from the Tory machine. This flies in the face of David Cameron’s claims of change. It shows that people of principle, who believe in fairness and want real change for Britain are at home in the Liberal Democrats.”

08 Jun 2009 - Diana Wallis returns to Brussels Parliament

After a hard-fought campaign, Diana Wallis has been re-elected as an MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber. In a disastrous election for Labour, the Lib Dems have remained strong here in Hull as well as across the country.

04 Jun 2009 - Polls close in Euro elections

Polls closed at 10pm for the European elections here in Hull. No result is available tonight, as the count will take place at the Guildhall on Sunday. You can read about the result then in further news here on this web site.

17 Mar 2009 - Diana Says: Scrap Humber Bridge Tolls

Diana Wallis MEP joined forces with big names from the Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire areas recently to campaign for the abolition of the Humber Bridge tolls. A recent report concludes that reducing the bridge tolls would be worth over a billion pounds to the economy of the Humber area. It calls for the end to debt on the bridge and a reduction in the Humber Bridge tolls. Local Lib Dem MEP Diana Wallis has been campaigning for the tolls to be abolished for some time. Diana said: "In the current economic climate, everything possible should be done to help the local economy. That's why the Government needs to make a commitment to scrapping the bridge tolls."

03 Mar 2009 - Support for Post Offices

Diana Wallis and LIb Dem MEPs have been fighting to help protect Post Office and small business from unnecessary bureaucracy.